This week we take a deep dive into relations between two key U.S. allies — Japan and Australia. CSIS Strategic Japan Fellow Dr. Tomohiko Satake and CSIS Senior Adviser Andrew Shearer join to discuss the drivers for closer cooperation between…
Inter-State Council Standing Committee meets for the first time since 2005; Chandrababu Naidu is giving up multiple cabinet portfolios to take on the Happiness Department; Maharashtra can now set Uber and Ola rates, while Haryana taxes cabs at the border;…
By Shutaro Sano — In November 2016, Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Narendra Modi pledged to seek deeper bilateral cooperation and synergy between Japan’s “Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy” and India’s “Act East” policy. This reflects their mutual determination to…
By Amy Searight — The CSIS Southeast Asia Program on March 1-2 organized a conference in Manila, Philippines—“U.S.-ASEAN Relations: Charting the Next 40 Years”—in cooperation with the Albert del Rosario Institute for Strategic and International Studies and with the generous…
New governments are sworn in in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, and Punjab; the Union Cabinet clears the remaining GST legislation; Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu present their budgets; West Bengal establishes a watchdog commission to regulate private healthcare…
By Kartikeya Singh — In what journalists and political pundits in India are calling a “saffron wave,” election results from five Indian states have given a big bump to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). When results were announced on…
By Shefali Dhar — Election results for the massive Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) are set to be released on Saturday. UP is the center of gravity for northern Indian politics; in addition to being India’s largest state by…
By Gregory Ross & Jane Nakano — Facts On February 20, Singapore released its 2017 budget, which included a proposed carbon tax to begin in 2019. The budget awaits approval from Singapore’s parliament and final assent from the president. The…
The Goods and Services Tax clears another major hurdle; Bihar, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh present their budgets; West Bengal passes laws empowering municipal executives and moving towards a single market for agricultural produce; Karnataka replaces its 99-year lease on industrial…
By Sarah Watson — In his 2016 Budget Speech Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a landmark change in the way India governs itself. He announced that over the next five years the central government would make grants totaling more than…
